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Catalan
Verb
alerta
- inflection of alertar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
French
Verb
alerta
- third-person singular past historic of alerter
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Italian all'erta (“to the height”), from erta (“lookout, tower”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
alerta m or f (plural alertas)
- alert (attentive)
- Synonyms: atencioso, cuidadoso, cauteloso
Derived terms
Adverb
alerta
- alertly (with alertness)
Noun
alerta m (plural alertas)
- warning
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
alerta
- inflection of alertar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French alerter.
Verb
a alerta (third-person singular present alertează, past participle alertat) 1st conjugation
- to alert
Conjugation
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈleɾta/
- Rhymes: -eɾta
- Syllabification: a‧ler‧ta
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian all'erta (“to the height”), from erta (“lookout, tower”).
Adjective
alerta m or f (masculine and feminine plural alertas)
- alert, vigilant
- Synonyms: listo, vigilante
Derived terms
Adverb
alerta
- alertly
- Synonym: (rare) alertamente
Noun
alerta f (plural alertas)
- alarm
- Synonym: alarma
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
alerta
- inflection of alertar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
Swedish
Adjective
alerta
- inflection of alert:
- definite singular
- plural
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alerta, from Italian all'erta (“to the height”). Doublet of alerto.
Pronunciation
Noun
alerta (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜇ᜔ᜆ)
- (military) watchword (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard)
- Synonyms: kontrasenyas, senyal, hudyat
Adjective
alerta (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜇ᜔ᜆ)
- feminine of alerto
Further reading
- “alerta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 32
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 23